The relative stereochemistry of the C-10 to C-16 fragment of fumonisin
B-1 has been deduced through NMR studies of the parent compound and c
omparison to the configuration found for a 10, 14-cyclic ether derivat
ive of the FB1 aminopentaol (3). It is shown that the substituents at
C-14 and C-15 are erythro, that those at C-14 and C-10 have the opposi
te relative configuration and that the methyl substituents at C-12 and
C-16 have the same configuration as the hydroxyl at C-14.